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Our September theme is an easy one - enjoy!

1 Read a short story that you can finish in one day
2 Read a book that you have had on your list for a long time

September template:

Book(s) read
0/?

1:
2:

Tr1sha’s Read a Book Day

Books read:
1/1

1: The Long Run, Edith Wharton, 9/28/25, 2*

A short story, but I found it quite boring. Perhaps because it was short the characters didn’t develop. I was pleased to finish it as I didn’t care what happened to them.

Read a Book Day Challenge

1. Short story:
Lucerne by Leo Tolstoy✅


2. On my TBR list for a long time:
Sea and Sardinia by D.H. Lawrence✅

Read a Book Day Challenge:

Book(s) read
2/2

1. Read a short story that you can finish in one day
✔Death Walks in Marble Halls - Lawrence G. Blochman (1942) 64p

2. Read a book that you have had on your list for a long time
✔Malice Aforethought - Francis Iles (1931)

Book(s) read
2/2


1 Read a short story that you can finish in one day
The Lumber RoombySaki1914
✔1/9/25★ ★ ★ ★ ★

2 Read a book that you have had on your list for a long time
The Invisible ManbyH.G. Wells 1897
✔20/9/25★ ★ ★ ★

A book a day…
All good people read good books… Tanita Tikaram
1. Read a short story that you can finish in one day…
Nathanael West – The Dream Life of Balso Snell 1931
Vladimir Maksimov – A Man Survives 1962
2. Read a book that you have had on your list for a long time…
Mircea Eliade – The Forbidden Forest 1955

September template:

Book(s) read
2/2

1: The Sun Egg by Elsa Beskow 1932
2: The Invisible Man by H.G. Wells 1897

Vit wrote: "A book a day…
All good people read good books… Tanita Tikaram
1. Read a short story that you can finish in one day…
Nathanael West – The Dream Life of Balso Snell 1931
..."

Oh, you made me put that song on now!

Kathy wrote: "Read a Book Day Challenge:

Book(s) read
0/?

1. Read a short story that you can finish in one day
Death Walks in Marble Halls - Lawrence G. Blochman (1942) 64p

2...."

Wow, they both pique my interest!

Read a Book Day Challenge:

1 Read a short story that you can finish in one day
2 Read a book that you have had on your list for a long time

6/3

1 Read a short story that you can finish in one day

1. Toba Tek Singh by Saadat Hasan Manto 5 stars
2. My Name is Radha: The Essential Manto by Saadat Hasan Manto ( title story only) 4 stars
3. The Quilt by Ismat Chugtai 4 stars
4. The Wedding Suit by Ismat Chugtai 5 stars

2 Read a book that you have had on your list for a long time

5. Time Regained by Marcel Proust 5 stars
6. Proust by Samuel Beckett 4 stars

For once I finished in good time!

Nike wrote: "For once I finished in good time!"

Yay!

Mission completed…
“Dear Sir or Madam, will you read my book?
It took me years to write, will you take a look?”
The Beatles – Paperback Writer
1. Read a short story that you can finish in one day…
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Nathanael West – The Dream Life of Balso Snell 1931
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Vladimir Maksimov – A Man Survives 1962
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Knut Hamsun – Pan 1894
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Georges Bernanos – Mouchette 1937
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Juan Carlos Onetti – Goodbyes and Stories 1953
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Raymond Radiguet – The Devil in the Flesh 1923
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Fyodor Dostoevsky – The Landlady 1847
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Leonora Carrington – The Oval Lady 1938
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Friedrich Dürrenmatt – Suspicion 1952
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Branimir Šćepanović – Mouth Full of Earth 1974
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Juan Goytisolo – Island of Women 1961
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Yury Trifonov – Another Life 1975

2. Read a book that you have had on your list for a long time…
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Mircea Eliade – The Forbidden Forest 1955

Well done! Everyone is doing better than me. It’s nearly the end of the month…

I am late posting. I had carpal tunnel surgery Sept 29th. I was "resting" my hands as much as possible and staying away from typing. I read the following things in September. I think it covers the challenge.


1. Short Story Regret by Kate Chopin (1897) September 15, 2025 5*
2. Book Reflections on the Psalms by C.S. Lewis (1958) September 28, 2025 5*

Lynn wrote: "I am late posting. I had carpal tunnel surgery Sept 29th. I was "resting" my hands as much as possible and staying away from typing. I read the following things in September. I think it covers the ..."

Welcome back, Lynn. I hope you found lots of good books to read while you were recovering & that you continue to heal. Don’t do too much at once! Thanks for the reminder about Kate Chopin, I usually enjoy her short stories.

Thank you Trisha. Nice to be back. I also read a fun, cozy mystery Death of a Cad from the Haimish Macbeth series. These books were published in the 1980s so they're not quite old enough for this group..